Archives November 2013

By Matthew O'Mara
Japanese curry is perhaps one of the oddest tasting delicacies in the world.
From spicy to sweet, Japan's take on the Indian and English dish has taken on an eclectic culinary life with different recipes calling for new and exciting ingredients, and then they take on some interesting...

By Matthew O'Mara
On Saturday, a reception was held to honour Order of Canada recipient and playwright Toyoshi Yoshihara, for his works and for his translations of North American plays for Japanese audiences.
Inside the small theatre at Wychwood Barns near to Christie Station in Toronto, Yoshihara...

By Dr. Ailin Oishi-Stamatiou
An average adult requires around 7.5-8 hours of sleep a night to function. Some need more and some need less depending upon the individual and determined by genetics and the environment. The amount of sleep adults are actually getting today has declined compared to the past...

Ghibli is returning to Toronto this holiday season.
From December 13th to January 3rd, TIFF Cinematheque will be presenting a retrospective devoted to Japan's Studio Ghibli and its repertoire of films.
Spirited Away: The Films of Studio Ghibli will show a total of 18 different films like favourite...

By Kaori Fujishima
The 17th Reel Asian International Film Festival runs from November 5th to the 16th in both Toronto and Richmond Hill. The festival hosts 60 titles from 14 countries, such as Japan, Hong Kong, India, Pakistan, South Korea, and so on other than Canada and the United States this year....

By Saki Nakano
Though Midori means “Green” in Japanese, this violinist if far from inexperienced.
Last week, a concert was held at Koerner Hall near St. George station in Toronto. Midori, a violinist originally from Japan, stood on the stage and received a standing ovation after she finished...

By Matthew O'Mara
Video games are often the first thing people think of when hearing about Japan.
As the birthplace of video game and technology giants like SEGA, Nintendo, Neo Geo, and Sony, Japan is home to hundreds of developers, visionaries, and artists who have pushed video games further than...

Any questions about Toronto Mayor Rob Ford were duly ignored last night, as Toronto Police and Toronto's Asian community leaders met up for a public town hall meeting.
Last night at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, the Asia Pacific Community Consultative Committee organized a talk with Toronto...

By Matthew O'Mara
Weeks after the 25th anniversary of the Japanese-Canadian Redress, one question still lingers with documentary filmmaker Greg Masuda.
What is our responsibility as beneficiaries of the Redress? It’s a question his film Children of Redress, which recently had a successful Kickstarter...

By Yui Banno and Saki Nakano
There are so many differences between Canada and Japan.
As students here, this article might surprise you of just how different things are, at least for us, and you might just learn something interesting form our perspective on Toronto.
As well, you'll get a chance...